What does a Louisiana handyman license lookup show?

Louisiana does not have a statewide handyman license lookup because the state doesn't license handymen at the state level. Louisiana allows handyman work under $7,500 without contractor licensing; residential work between $7,500–$75,000 requires Home Improvement Contractor registration, and commercial over $50,000 requires LSLBC licensing.

What this means for verification: there's no central database to query for "is this handyman licensed in Louisiana." Instead, Louisiana verification leans on four sources.

Source 1 — Local jurisdiction. Cities like New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport often have local building-department registration. Check the city's website.

Source 2 — Secretary of State. Louisiana Secretary of State (https://coraweb.sos.la.gov/) shows whether the handyman's business is a registered legal entity in good standing. Dissolved or administratively revoked = red flag.

Source 3 — Court records. Civil court judgments, UCC liens, and mechanics' liens are public record in every Louisiana county. A handyman with multiple unsatisfied judgments is a hard stop.

Source 4 — OSHA and BBB. Federal OSHA inspection history is public, and BBB complaints are searchable. These are the strongest substitute trust signals when there's no state license to anchor verification.

Groundcheck (earthmove.io/trust) pulls all four sources into one sourced report under 90 seconds. The contractor is never notified.

Detailed Louisiana handyman rules: earthmove.io/trust/license/handyman/louisiana.